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Yoma danio

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Yoma danio
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Danio
Species:
D. feegradei
Binomial name
Danio feegradei
(Hora, 1937)

The yoma danio (Danio feegradei) is a fish in the family Cyprinidae, a species of danio from Myanmar. It can grow up to 8 cm in length.[1]

Although discovered by Hora in 1937, it was first exported in 2005.

These fish has an exceptional ability for jumping. It can jump vertically to a height of over a foot (0.3 m) and may jump in this manner repeatedly.

The Yoma danio is quite variable in appearance, with some specimens developing black bars.

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